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garden, and fortunately this is some-
thing that can be accomplished with
the tiniest speck of land in your front
or back yard.
Don't be dissuaded by poor soil; if
you can't borrow a neighbor's rototiller
to break up the dirt, you can dig up a
very small part yourself and begin
treating it. Or, you may find that the
seemingly hopeless earth around you
is exactly what some plants crave
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soil). In fact, the key issue is sunshine,
because everything that grows needs
sun and water. Before you start planti-
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dirt where you would like to grow
something) and ask for advice about
what to plant and when to get started.
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Encourage children to make a
Chemed garden: perhaps bright flow-
ers (some sports fans have been
known to plant the colors of their
favorite team), or medicinal herbs, or
fragrant plants. They will have a lot
of fun, too, making lovely little signs
to identify what is in the garden.
Throughout the year, you can
care for the dirt by dumping egg
shells (dirt LOVES egg shells) and
other vegetables scraps.
You'll have no trouble finding
books on the subject at your public
library. Or check out the definitive
volume on garden flowers, The
American Horticultural Society A-Z
Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
(Dorling-Kindersley), by
Christopher Brickell and Judith
Zuk, which lists more than 15,000
plants that can live in your
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of dirt and for whichever vegetables,
herbs or flowers you'll be planting.
Remember that some plants are a lot
of fun, but also a lot of work (like
tomatoes), that some (like mint) tend
to take over your garden, and that
some (like carrots) take a long, long
time to grow.
When you consider planting,
chances are the word "seeds" comes
to mind.
But, in fact, it may be better to
start with a small plant that's already
on its way. These are inexpensive
(generally under $2), and you'll find
a wide variety of tempting items at
most nurseries.

Midnight At The Oasis

One of the nicest aspects
of summer is that sched-
ules can go right out the door.
You can have a day when you sleep
until noon (If you're a child, that is.
The rest of us have to get to work,
to wash dishes, to plan thrilling
activities for our children...). and go
to bed really, really late. And
you can have a midnight
picnic.
If you want to make a
memory your child will
never forget, plan a family get
together under the stars. Pack a
light meal and plan some quaint
(remember how the moon affected
Cher in Moonstruck) things to do:
Sing "moon" songs ("Moon
River" and "Moondance"), dance in
the moonlight, eat homemade
moon pies.
Your back yard is the perfect
place for a midnight moonlight pic-
nic. Or, if you own a private jet you
might want to check out the desert
in Israel, where you can look up
and seem to see the whole universe
— bright stars peeping through the
black-velvet night — before your
very eyes.

You can contact Elizabeth Applebaum
at philapple@earthlink. net, or do The
Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Road,
Southfield, MI 48034.

